It was indeed William's voice, but to those who had not seen William for a long time, it sounded strangely unfamiliar. Compared to his former voice, it carried more unseriousness, frivolity, and mockery—or rather, it reminded many of someone who had a severe influence on the lesions: 'At'.
Such words had no real meaning. Instead, they only left everyone with even more questions.
This utterly meaningless statement even made some people hear an ambiguity in it, as though William, painted like a clown, were pressed against their ears and speaking in an extremely sarcastic tone:
"Believe it or not, it's up to you. Either way, whether you build the stage or not, I'll come to the lesions and kill every one of you. The only difference will be the method of slaughter."
After the Plague Assembly fell silent for a moment, Fishsource suddenly widened his dragon eyes.
"We absolutely cannot believe William's nonsense! Two years ago, he abandoned the lesions and used At's malice as a stepping stone to go over there.
"Now that he has become a calamity, there's a very good chance he's already one of them! He may even have found a way to survive the Great Annihilation.
"My suggestion is to immediately report this matter to the gods. We could even turn William's scheme against him, have the Supreme Divinity lie in wait on our side, and wipe them all out when William and the First Calamity arrive."
"Fishsource, you're being too hasty." After Duke interrupted Fishsource, he continued, "William's words are indeed difficult to believe. Even though he is one of my valued clients, I couldn't help questioning his true purpose when I heard them.
"Unfortunately, the circus people didn't come today. Otherwise, they might have been able to give us a more accurate profile.